With An Expanding Maintenance Reserves Market Of Over $22 Billion, Pressure Is On Lessors And Operators

As preferences for aircraft leasing develop further, management of maintenance becomes even more critical as both a percentage of total costs and as a means of conserving asset value and return on investment. As a result, International Bureau of Aviation (IBA) suggests that the need to manage cash flow and exposure has now become a commercial imperative for airlines and operators.

Warmest Year Since 1880, According To NASA

Earth’s global surface temperatures in 2017 ranked as the second warmest since 1880, according to an analysis by NASA.

Key Asset In Time Of Missile Threats Against The U.S.

Recent missile threats to the United States have the military looking up to its northernmost installation, Thule Air Base, Greenland. It’s there that the Air Force monitors the skies for missiles from its Arctic location strategically positioned at the halfway point between Washington, D.C. and Moscow.

Failure To Do So Could Result In Five Years In Prison

Drone regulations in Thailand are similar in some respects to those put in place by other countries. They include altitude restrictions, insurance requirements, and a prohibition against flying in some areas like near government buildings.

Means Savings To Taxpayers In The Hundreds Of Thousands Of Dollars

The access point into the wing fuel tanks of a KC-135 Stratotanker is a hatch that is about the size of a commercial aircraft viewing window. After twisting and turning into that small opening, an Airman is immediately enveloped by the smell of jet fuel and complete darkness.

Most Dramatic Reduction In A Comet's Rotation Ever Detected

Observations by NASA's Swift spacecraft, now renamed the Neil Gehrels Swift Observatory after the mission’s late principal investigator, have captured an unprecedented change in the rotation of a comet. Images taken in May 2017 reveal that comet 41P/Tuttle-Giacobini-Kresák — 41P for short — was spinning three times slower than it was in March, when it was observed by the Discovery Channel Telescope at Lowell Observatory in Arizona.

Safety Management Company Taps Aviation Veteran And USHST Volunteer To Drive Safety Initiatives

Baldwin Aviation, a developer of Safety Management Systems for aviation operators, is focusing additional resources and expertise on the aviation segment.  The firm has added a veteran safety professional and member of the United States Helicopter Safety Team, Chris Young, to lead this effort as Director of Safety Solutions.

Expanding Business Aviation Operations In Several Areas

Falcon Aviation participated in the inaugural Kuwait Aviation Show last week. It is showcased an Embraer Legacy 600 and Leonardo AW169 helicopter in executive layout in the static display. 

Aero Linx: The Airship Association The Airship Association believes that Lighter than Air Vehicles (LTAV) have the potential to provide viable and cost-effective aerospace platforms for a number of applications which are currently undertaken by a variety of more conventional forms of transport. LTAVs should not be considered a replacement for conventional aircraft or ships, but complementary; part of a comprehensive transport network which reduces the economic cost of transport in certain areas.

Obstacle Departure Procedure (ODP) A preplanned instrument flight rule (IFR) departure procedure printed for pilot use in textual or graphic form to provide obstruction clearance via the least onerous route from the terminal area to the appropriate en route structure. ODPs are recommended for obstruction clearance and may be flown without ATC clearance unless an alternate departure procedure (SID or radar vector) has been specifically assigned by ATC.

“Being in structural maintenance kind of centers around building parts for the aircraft. I took a personal interest in the project because it’s not something we normally get to do and it gave me the opportunity to be creative. It was mutually beneficial for my section because we recruited [Airmen still in training] to assist in construction, which gave them upgrade training in our career field.” Source: Staff Sgt. Scott Trombley, 100th MXG aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, discussing aircraft fuels systems Airmen assigned to the 100th Maintenance Squadron and the fact that they need to become familiar with claustrophobic work spaces, such as the fuel tanks within the wings of an aircraft, in order to do